Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 1194 On-set Incident: Can Military Dramas Be Filmed Like This?

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Inside a dormitory building at the Lei Bao new training base.

Zhou Haotian, a rising star in the entertainment industry and a popular idol, is currently in the spotlight acting alongside supporting actors.

This is a scene where the protagonist, a new recruit, gets into conflict with others over trivial matters after enlisting in the army.

It wasn't a formal shoot; it was just a quick look at the process to get familiar with the feel of it.

Soon, the first scene was finished, and the staff called Liu Chenxi from the dressing room to the cafeteria to prepare for the next scene.

The screenwriter was on set and explained the general process to the two actors: "This scene mainly tells the story of Po Yue, played by Hao Tian, ​​having a conflict with your class monitor while eating in the cafeteria."

"You threw the steamed bun on the ground and said, 'Is this something for humans to eat?' Then the class monitor came up and criticized you. You were very dissatisfied, and the two of you went outside to have a friendly competition."

"Then, the mountain was broken..."

The screenwriter looked at the idol actor Zhou Haotian: "That is, you, Teacher Haotian, you did push-ups and knocked the class monitor down; then the class monitor couldn't stand losing and tried to sneak up on you from behind, but you kicked him away."

"And at that very moment, the female lead, played by Chen Xi, happened to come from the government building to the cafeteria to get her food."

"After seeing this scene, I noticed this domineering man very closely, and the camera zooms in at that moment..."

Zhou Haotian touched his jawline with his hand: "Try to film my left profile, as it looks better on my left than my right. Don't sharpen the image too much, as my jawline is already quite sharp."

The screenwriter smiled sheepishly: "Yes, yes, and then the female lead, played by Teacher Chenxi, noticed and paid close attention to the male lead, planting a seed for their later development of feelings."

"and many more."

Liu Chenxi suddenly called a halt.

The people present all looked at him.

The editor asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Chenxi?"

Liu Chenxi frowned: "I think this plot seems a bit illogical, and this part wasn't in the original script."

At this moment, the rising star's agent said with a smile, "This scene was added on the spot, mainly to highlight our Haotian's toughness, masculinity, and handsomeness; after all, this drama is mostly aimed at female viewers, and the promotion period mainly focuses on Haotian."

If Liu Chenxi hadn't experienced military life, and hadn't had a brief chat with Qin Feng, perhaps he wouldn't have been able to find any fault with him.

But after she personally experienced the military and ate and slept with the female soldiers for a period of time, she found that it was not like that at all.

Today, she has to argue this point, otherwise the result will be a mess, and she might even be criticized by the audience.

"That's right. I'm not questioning Mr. Zhou Haotian's acting skills, but I feel that this plot design is somewhat illogical."

"First of all, the first meal for new recruits when they enter the army should be noodles. Dumplings before getting on the truck and noodles upon getting off. This is a long-standing tradition in the army."

"Secondly, even when eating steamed buns, food must never be wasted in the army; I experienced this in the army for a period of time and even saw people waste food, and they were all punished by having to scoop leftovers from the swill bucket to eat."

Upon hearing this, the people around immediately showed expressions of disgust and disbelief.

Such scenes are disgusting to film and fail to showcase the protagonist's uniqueness.

Liu Chenxi pointed to the next scene in the script: "Also, the platoon leader ambushes the protagonist, but gets punched down by the protagonist instead. This scene is really illogical. Veteran soldiers, especially those who are able to train new recruits, are all elite soldiers from their respective units. Why would they ambush new recruits?"

"Furthermore, the protagonist keeps making mistakes and violating military discipline. As the female lead and a cultural officer in the headquarters building, how could she possibly fall for such a disobedient, unruly, and erroneous soldier?"

Liu Chenxi's reasoned and well-founded words left the screenwriter completely stumped.

Zhou Haotian raised an eyelid, as if he had been publicly humiliated.

Because this part of the plot was his own idea, and he insisted on having it added.

The purpose is to highlight the protagonist's personality and abilities while downplaying the supporting characters' personalities.

But now, Liu Chenxi has completely overturned his ideas in public. Who can stand that?

The screenwriter and director pulled Liu Chenxi aside and earnestly advised him: "Teacher Chenxi, film and television works have always been like this, requiring a certain degree of artistic processing."

"Without conflict, there's no discussion; without discussion, there's no buzz. This show is primarily aimed at female viewers, so naturally, the male lead's role needs to be highlighted."

Liu Chenxi retorted: "I understand that art originates from life but transcends it, but at least you have to conform to normal logic?"

"Although this is my first time experiencing military life, my uncle is a soldier, and I have also been to the military to experience it and watched many excellent military-themed films and television shows."

"What I hope is to leave a positive image of a female soldier on the screen, so that more people can understand what the military is like, and even influence more girls to take that step and join the army."

"However, if the female lead's personality is entirely love-obsessed, and all she can think about is romance, I think that's a big problem!"

Both sides have their own positions, and Liu Chenxi is also arguing his case to make the plot of this subject matter as reasonable as possible.

This scene was secretly recorded by Zhou Haotian's assistant using his mobile phone.

Back in the RV, Zhou Haotian immediately lost his temper.

"What's Liu Chenxi up to? Why does he have so many ideas? Is he trying to steal the spotlight?"

"Does he think this play is the main character? Just because it's labeled as the female lead, does he think the audience will come for her?"

"Without our funding team, it's uncertain whether this film would even have started shooting!"

"Damn it, if I hadn't acted in a few BL dramas before and was in a hurry to change my image, I wouldn't have done this piece of trash no matter how much money they offered me!"

"There's no market for military-themed dramas. Who watches military dramas these days? She acts like she knows everything about them. These days, anyone who dares to loudly proclaim their patriotism will be ridiculed. Continuing to watch this lousy drama is just asking for trouble, especially since the military uniforms are so uncomfortable to wear!"

The agent was standing by like a child, even taking out his phone to show the footage that the assistant had taken earlier.

He added that if Liu Chenxi acts up again, he will release the video and have marketing accounts cyberbully her for being arrogant, late, changing the script, and making things difficult for the staff.

He was going to kick her out and replace her with someone more obedient, but Zhou Haotian stopped him.

"Let's wait a bit. There are still two kissing scenes to go. We need to finish filming them first."

"No problem, we can even use this opportunity to create some buzz..."

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Meanwhile, Liu Chenxi, who was checking the script, felt increasingly uneasy.

"Why is the script for the live performance completely different from the one you sent me before?"

"How can there be kissing scenes in a military drama, and more than one at that!"

"The female lead falls in love with the second male lead because of a misunderstanding. Later, the male lead, in order to get revenge on the female lead, sparks fly between him and the second male lead??? How come there's a love triangle here? Even BL has appeared?"

"Do you even know what military life is, what the army is, or what a tough soldier is?"